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Gene

TSPO

translocator protein

Summary

Cytogenetic location
22q13.2
Coordinates
Chromosome 22: 43,151,559–43,163,242 (GRCh38)
Exons
4 exons across 11.7 kb
Protein
169 amino acids
Also known as
PBR, MBR, PKBS, mDRC, DBI, IBP, pk18, TSPO1
Previous symbols
BZRP
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000337554.8NM_000714.6
Locus type
gene with protein product

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads TSPO yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How TSPO is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 22, with a bracket where TSPO sits. TSPO and 11 genes near it on chromosome 22, from 42,657,401 to 43,657,400.Chromosome 2222q13.2p13p12p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.21q11.22q11.23q12.1q12.2q12.3q13.1q13.2q13.31q13.32q13.3342.8 Mb43 Mb43.2 Mb43.4 Mb43.6 MbCYB5R3: 42,615,730–42,720,870, reverse strandCYB5R3A4GALT: 42,691,010–42,721,298, reverse strandA4GALTARFGAP3: 42,796,502–42,858,106, reverse strandARFGAP3PACSIN2: 42,835,412–43,015,185, reverse strandPACSIN2TTLL1: 43,039,447–43,089,430, reverse strandTTLL1BIK: 43,110,742–43,129,712, forward strandBIKMCAT: 43,130,627–43,143,401, reverse strandMCATTSPO: 43,151,559–43,163,242, forward strandTSPOTTLL12: 43,164,366–43,187,160, reverse strandTTLL12SCUBE1: 43,197,280–43,343,379, reverse strandSCUBE1MPPED1: 43,411,196–43,507,850, forward strandMPPED1EFCAB6: 43,528,744–43,812,337, reverse strandEFCAB6Diagram of TSPO: 4 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 22Exon 1: 43,151,559–43,151,604, 46 basesExon 2: 43,159,210–43,159,420, 211 basesExon 3: 43,161,052–43,161,190, 139 basesExon 4: 43,162,803–43,163,242, 440 bases12345′3′

Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.

Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).

Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.

Exons make up 0.8 kb of the gene's 11.7 kb; 510 of those bases code for the protein.

Where this comes from

  • HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
  • MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.

Cite this page

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). TSPO gene: translocator protein. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/tspo

Vancouver

Dante Labs. TSPO gene: translocator protein [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/tspo

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